How long does Neer Dosa take?

25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.

How many people does Neer Dosa serve?

4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.

Is Neer Dosa vegetarian?

Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.

What do I need to make Neer Dosa?

1 cup Raw Rice, 2 tbsp Coconut, ½ cup Water, ½ tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.

Do I need a pressure cooker for Neer Dosa?

No, it is cooked in an open pot.

How many calories are in Neer Dosa?

About 200 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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Neer Dosa

Name: Neer Dosa
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian, Karnataka
Ingredients: 1 cup Raw Rice; ½ tsp Salt; ½ cup Water; 2 cup Water; 2 tbsp Coconut

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Total25 min

Prep10 min

Cook15 min

Serves4

Per serving200 cal

Spicenot spicy

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6 steps, each one filmed

A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Neer dosa from Karnataka: soaked raw rice ground with coconut into a thin batter and swirled on a tawa. Serves 4, 25 minutes plus soaking, step-by-step video.

Low calorie

100% would make this again22 cooks

Ingredients

4 items

Cooking for4 servings

Raw Rice1 cup
Salt½ tsp
Water2.5 cup
Coconut2 tbsp

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

Nutrient	Per serving	All 4
Energy	200kcal	800kcal
Protein	3.8g	15g
Carbohydrate	43g	173g
Fat	1.2g	4.8g
Fibre	1g	4g
Sugar	0.2g	0.8g

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Method

1
Wash the rice and soak for at least 3 hours.
Raw RiceWater
2
Grind the rice along with coconut, salt and ½ cup of water into a fine paste.
SaltWaterCoconut
3
Add the batter into a bowl and add the remaining water. Whisk until smooth. The batter should resemble the consistency of milk.
4
Heat a non-stick Tawa. Add a ladle of the batter and swirl the pan.
5
Cook on medium flame for 40 seconds.
6
Fold into quarters and set aside. Serve with any gravy or chutney.

Before you start

How long does Neer Dosa take?: 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Neer Dosa serve?: 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Neer Dosa vegetarian?: Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
Is Neer Dosa spicy?: No, it is not spicy.
What do I need to make Neer Dosa?: 1 cup Raw Rice, 2 tbsp Coconut, ½ cup Water, ½ tsp Salt, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Neer Dosa?: No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Neer Dosa?: About 200 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

5 notes

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Deepika JOctober 2022
Tried neer dosa yesterday and couldn't believe that it came out well. thank you. also prepared kaara chutney for this. it was good too
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PavithraJanuary 2023
We Can add half onion or leftover rice also instead of coconut n 2 cardamon for flavor.. We coorgis do so n Mangaloreans almost use coconut.
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A Cookd cookNovember 2023
really liked the way and learned more thank u cookd
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Sriramya AndukuruFebruary 2023
can we use regular dosa batter?
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Sona RJuly 2025
can we use arasi maavu if ooravekalena urgent ki